Collection Items
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MapThe Mall as proposed by Pierre L'Enfant 1790 : from the original : [Washington D.C.] At head of title: Jan. 1st 1900. "To accompany annual report of Theo. A. Bingham, June 30th 1901, Col. U.S. Army." "Eng 57 1." LC copy fold-lined, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil: Copied in 1900 from the L'Enfant plan of the whole city and enlarged. Year 1790 in title crossed out in pencil and replaced with 1791. Annotated in ink:...
- Contributor: United States. Office of Public Buildings and Grounds - Owen, F. D. - L'enfant, Pierre Charles - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Bingham, Theo. A. (Theodore Alfred)
- Date: 1791-01-01
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MapGoose Creek : [Washington D.C.] Covers Tiber Creek estuary in the area now occupied by the Mall. Shows proposed Washington D.C. street alignments. Pen-and-ink and brown wash. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Watermark: J Whatman (with fleur-de-lis under crown). Oriented with north to the bottom. Stained, missing section at lower right corner, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster...
- Contributor: Henry
- Date: 1790-01-01